Clean House

Warning: LONG POST AHEAD… and cleaning is involved :-X

When we first moved into this house I hated the position of the bed. It was directly over the kitchen cabinets (kitchen is below our master bedroom and it’s not good feng-shui, but it’s the biggest room unfortunately). This house is old and we have the old fake wood cabinets (new house in a month, HERE I COME!- I’ll share the process when the time comes) and with every step and every cabinet, you can hear EVERYTHING, hence my post on the sleep mask and earplugs :)

I started cleaning then I was like "well I've always wanted to corner the bed and M says 'no its too big" (we have a queen), but I'm the woman in this relationship so he can just help me move it then get the hell outta the room so I can clean!!! Grrrr! Haha. He goes “Damn, ok!” Lol. By cornering the bed it really gave us more space and I will have less bruises on my hips from going from side to side.

I woke up early to let Maia out then we sat in the back yard by the pool. The sun was just coming out.

This is my attempt to give you before and afters from a crazy busy day of cleaning. That St. John’s Wort definitely has started working because I was NO STRESS and ALL BUSINESS yesterday!!

After we moved the bed to the corner and everything else was cleaned, I cleared off the dresser and dumped the stuff on my bed to sort through. I filled a large black heavy duty trash bag with junk!

Before

After

Dresser Before

(Seriously, wtf!! This WILL NOT happen again, there’s no excuse for this mess!)

Right Left ^

Dresser Afters

(I think this was originally a plate from HomeGoods, but I use it as a little tray for the things that I need to remember in the morning before I leave to work. What happens is I always forget my work badge. The Clif bar kept me fueled during the cleanup along with the OJ.

Minus a curtain. Mid-clean, forgot to take pics before I stripped this thing!

Bathroom Before (nail fell out of the curtain rod, magazine rack old/dirty, floor had hair all over it haha sorry sorry M!!)

After

(Swiffered, “green cleaned” via the below, curtain fixed, candles in the holder)

These products don’t have a chemical smell and are simply FABULOSO. After I cleaned it smelled like a spa in there!

BEFORES ^

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AFTERS ^

Don’t mind M’s clothes. He comes home and goes “Oh my God! Wow!” Before he left he told me not to put his clothes away. He’s very picky about the way his things are put away. And this is a man who’s 27 and his mom still does his cooking and cleaning for him?! He really surprises me sometimes! Lol. But I have to say, I think because he’s so organized.

I did not have a Green Monster this morning because I've been so swamped at work I've been living off of the bare minimals food-wise. So I fueled with Simply Orange.

Some of my favorite parts about my newly organized room are:

The cornered bed gives me full access to the window that points to the pool unlike before.

Then (covering the back facing window, cluttered night stands, cluttered dresser, heavy comforter, furniture blocking entire side of the room)

Now

(I’ve got some shopping to do today. We have pictures to hang and artwork, but I need them framed. We haven’t put up any pictures and it’s a big letdown because this room’s had the potential all year we’ve been here, but when we move, I won’t be working like I was last year, so I’ll have the chance to decorate and organize the way I want!!)Window is easier to access and the table is the perfect space and I can still get out of bed in the morning :D At first I had my OUT OF CONTROL plant sitting on the red cabinet to the left. It’s actually a jewelry cabinet I got for Xmas the year before last.

This is my gorgeous antique table $.99 at a sale on Lynnway (north shore, MA). The old Spanish man said I was cute, so I got a deal. Hell yeah. The mirror is removable so easy to clean and the space underneath serves great for book and magazines. I have the Small Steps tissues (which I’m in love with now), a couple of scented candles, a pic of the lovely couple ;) and the cell because my mom calls daily to check on Maia… not me haha.

Now for my OUT OF CONTROL plant. I love it but it grows so fast. I’ve heard of people clipping them to keep them short but I just can’t. In my parents’ home in NH, they have about two and just wrap them around the ceiling beams and they don’t stop growing. The vines are thicker than my thumb and mine’s getting there. I have to water it daily to keep the water flowing through the limbs and I talk to her as well :)

If you look down the right of the door, it’s touching the ground. Four months ago we hardly hung it over the door but she won’t stop. The vines are wrapped repeatedly around two bamboo sticks in the middle and it goes over both windows on the right and its growing down. I’m debating to cut it. I think I need to for the move. Sorry Mom, I have to! :( lol.

Oh yes, and mid-way through the cleaning (wanted to clean this before I really got down and dirty because of the dust bunnies! I had a Blue Moon before I got started :D REFRESHING!

Aaahhhh! Not the healthiest, but oh so good! Eeeeeew! You could even see it from afar! :( Fuzzy edges!! Yuck.

BLING BLING!!

I jammed out to the following while I cleaned:

Ciara- Work

Mario- Me & My Girl

Lyfe & Fantasia- Hypothetically

Carmen Liana- Luv Me 4 Ever

Bow Wow- You Can Get It All

Cherish- Killa (yes, I know haha)

Bayje- Find A Way

Bobby Valentino- On the Edge

The Fray (Bunch of stuff by them)

Mario Winans-

Mario- Lay in my Bed

DJ Shadow- Building a Stream with a Grain of Salt

Lady Gaga- Love Games

Jeremih- Birthday Sex (dont ask haha)

Beyonce- Brokenhearted Girl

Mariah- Obsessed

Swizz Beatz- Money in the Bank

Nate Dogg- Ring the Alarm

Tony Yayo- So Seductive

Pleasure P- Boyfriend Number 2

There was more but that’s just from my playlist. Enough of that. I’ve put Julie & Julia on hold for a couple days (I always reach a point where I get bored and give a book a break, so I’m into Cooking for Mr. Latte. Great so far. I’m on that today along with laundry and DVR.

Ciao friends!!!

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